Stamford Operations Director Ernie Orgera, second from left, watches as Phil Magalnick, visually impaired and Stamford Access for All committee member, negotiates the Atlantic Street sidewalk with his cane during an A4A walking tour of downtown Stamford on Friday. The tour was lead by members of the committee who are dedicated to improving access for all, regardless of ability. less

Stamford Operations Director Ernie Orgera, second from left, watches as Phil Magalnick, visually impaired and Stamford Access for All committee member, negotiates the Atlantic Street sidewalk with his cane ... more

Standing in front of Curley's on West Park Place, Stamford Mayor David Martin, center, speaks with Access 4 All committee members, Michael Molgano, right, and Phil Magalnick, left, during a walking tour of downtown Stamford. Conn., Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. The tour was lead by members of the committee who are dedicated to improving access ways for all persons, regardless of ability. less

Standing in front of Curley's on West Park Place, Stamford Mayor David Martin, center, speaks with Access 4 All committee members, Michael Molgano, right, and Phil Magalnick, left, during a walking tour of ... more

Old Town Hall can be seen in the background during the Stamford Mayor’s Committee Access 4 All walking tour of downtown Stamford on Friday. The tour was lead by members of the committee who are dedicated to improving access ways for all persons, regardless of ability. less

Old Town Hall can be seen in the background during the Stamford Mayor’s Committee Access 4 All walking tour of downtown Stamford on Friday. The tour was lead by members of the committee who are dedicated to ... more

Frank Mercede, chairman of the Stamford Mayor’s Committee Access 4 All committee, measures West Park Place during a walking tour of downtown Stamford. Conn., Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. The tour was lead by members of the committee who are dedicated to improving access ways for all persons, regardless of ability. less

Frank Mercede, chairman of the Stamford Mayor’s Committee Access 4 All committee, measures West Park Place during a walking tour of downtown Stamford. Conn., Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. The tour was lead by ... more

The Stamford Mayor David Martin, left, speaks during the Committee Access 4 All walking tour of downtown Stamford. Conn., Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. The tour was lead by members of the committee who are dedicated to improving access ways for all persons, regardless of ability. less

The Stamford Mayor David Martin, left, speaks during the Committee Access 4 All walking tour of downtown Stamford. Conn., Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. The tour was lead by members of the committee who are dedicated ... more

The Stamford Mayor David Martin, center, speaks with Emily Provonsha, left, of the DSSD, during the Committee Access 4 All walking tour of downtown Stamford. Conn., Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. The tour was lead by members of the committee who are dedicated to improving access ways for all persons, regardless of ability. less

The Stamford Mayor David Martin, center, speaks with Emily Provonsha, left, of the DSSD, during the Committee Access 4 All walking tour of downtown Stamford. Conn., Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. The tour was lead by ... more

Phil Magalnick, at center, uses a cane to navigate West Park Place during the Stamford MayorâÄôs Committee Access 4 All walking tour of downtown Stamford. Conn., Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. Magalnick is visually impaired and is a member of the "A4A" committee. The tour was lead by members of the committee who are dedicated to improving access ways for all persons, regardless of ability. less

Phil Magalnick, at center, uses a cane to navigate West Park Place during the Stamford MayorâÄôs Committee Access 4 All walking tour of downtown Stamford. Conn., Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. Magalnick is visually ... more

STAMFORD — Frank Mercede and Phil Magalnick walked at the head of a pack traveling east on West Park Place. Mercede carried a 4-foot measuring stick, which had begun life as a yardstick and a 2-foot ruler that were now held together with duct tape. Magalnick carried the cane that lets him navigate.

“Where are we right now?” asked Magalnick, who had arrived by car, with Mercede driving.

“At Curley’s,” said Mercede, orienting Magalnick.

“I didn’t smell it,” quipped Magalnick.

Mercede advised Magalnick that the next 50 feet or so would be easy sailing in an otherwise troublesome city block.

Both men sit on the Stamford Access for All (A4A) Committee, which has been scrutinizing the city’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. On Sept. 4, committee members and city officials toured the area around the bowtie intersection where Summer Street becomes Clark Street, and Bank Street and West Park Place diverge from Main Street.